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The Goodman Chronicles
June 14, 2021

The Goodman Chronicles

Audra Russell speaks with horror author Yanatha Desouvre. Desouvre is a modern-day renaissance man, full-time faculty member of Entrepreneurship at Miami Dade College, # 1 best-selling Amazon.com author, filmmaker, and public...

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Sister Chat with Chyrel Jackson & Lyris Wallace
June 14, 2021

Sister Chat with Chyrel Jackson & Lyris Wallace

Audra Russell chats with authors and poets Chyrel Jackson and Lyris Wallace. Chyrel J. Jackson and Lyris D. Wallace are avid lovers, readers and writers of African American Literature. They grew up in a Southern Suburb of Chi...

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Shades of Me with Katchouscia Apollon
June 8, 2021

Shades of Me with Katchouscia Apollon

Audra Russell speaks with author and poet Katchouscia Apollon. Katchouscia was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. During her birth the doctor accidentally damaged the nerves on the side of her face resulting in her having a spe...

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Telling Her Story with Crystal Ann Mitchell
June 8, 2021

Telling Her Story with Crystal Ann Mitchell

Audra Russell speaks with author Crystal Ann Mitchell. With her love of helping people, Crystal Ann Mitchell works as a nurse aide. She believes everyone is born with a gift. While working for others, she was also certain to ...

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Floetry with Author & Poet Nubia the Doorway
May 26, 2021

Floetry with Author & Poet Nubia the Doorway

Audra Russell chats with author and poet Nubia the Doorway. Nubia's life work revolves around the hands-on study and application of the principles of Education, Spirituality, Psychology, and Creative Expression as applied to ...

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Never A Straight Answer with Gomer Joseph
May 11, 2021

Never A Straight Answer with Gomer Joseph

Audra Russell speaks with Christian mystery author Gomer Joseph. Gomer Joseph, a native of Spring Valley, New York, earned his Business degree at Bob Jones University. Gomer says he writes stories “to glorify God, to minister...

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Anything Goes: Speculating Blackness in Sci-Fi
April 30, 2021

Anything Goes: Speculating Blackness in Sci-Fi

Audra Russell talks with sci-fi author Chase Bolling. This segment of 'Anything Goes' talks about Black authors in sci-fi. We've been in these spaces since BEFORE the genre began, with the first book dating back to 1859...eve...

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The South Got Something to Say
April 27, 2021

The South Got Something to Say

Audra Russell chats with author and professor Dr. Regina Bradley. Dr. Bradley is the author of Chronicling Stankonia: the Rise of the Hip-Hop South . Chronicling Stankonia explores how Atlanta, GA hip hop duo OutKast influenc...

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How Black Men Cry
April 20, 2021

How Black Men Cry

Audra Russell speaks with poet and author Calvin Ockletree. Calvin Jamal Ockletree is from Indianapolis, IN by way of Nashville, TN. He is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University with a B.S. in Criminal Justice and is...

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Ashira's Sword
April 13, 2021

Ashira's Sword

Audra Russell speaks with author Alicia Nunn. Alicia Nunn is the author of Amazon best-seller, Ashira's World, and a contributor for Reflection magazine, Face 2 Face Africa, Chicago Tribune and Huffington Post. She has been r...

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Across the Broken Tide with LaKase Cousino
April 6, 2021

Across the Broken Tide with LaKase Cousino

Audra Russell chats with author LaKase Cousino. LaKase Cousino is an author of fantasy, a musician, and Medieval History obsessive from the Midwest. Her debut novel, Across the Broken Tide, is forthcoming from Written in Mela...

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Black Men Do Read
March 31, 2021

Black Men Do Read

Audra Russell speaks with Demetrius Frazier, co-founder of Black Men Read. Mr. Frazier currently serves as the President of Black Men Read , a non-profit organization he founded with the current Vice President, Lance Adams. A...

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Erotic City with Justin Q. Young
March 30, 2021

Erotic City with Justin Q. Young

Audra Russell speaks with horror author Justin Q. Young. When it comes to Justin "Q" Young, you might see the author of several best-selling titles on the surface, but there is so much more than meets the eye. Young arrived …

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Don't Push Me with D.A. Bourne
March 23, 2021

Don't Push Me with D.A. Bourne

Audra Russell speaks with Christian fiction author D.A. Bourne. D.A. Bourne is the author of The Phat Five series and DON'T PUSH ME. His goal as a writer is to bring integrity and faith through urban fiction. D.A's latest rel...

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Taylor-made Storytime with Roland Taylor
March 16, 2021

Taylor-made Storytime with Roland Taylor

Audra Russell speaks with author Roland Taylor. Roland Taylor was born, raised, nurtured, and educated in Baltimore, Maryland. He is the author of two children's books: The Hip Hop Chess Master and I Know I Can, which he wrot...

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The Urban Griot with Tommy Gates
March 9, 2021

The Urban Griot with Tommy Gates

Audra Russell speaks with author and poet Tommy Gates. Tommy Gates, also known as The Realist Writer" is an author/poet from Savanah, Georgia who took his life story and experiences and made them vividly come to life all the ...

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Un-Becoming Who I Never Was with Author & Poet Kishawna Peck
March 1, 2021

Un-Becoming Who I Never Was with Author & Poet Kishawna Peck

Audra Russell speaks with poet and author Kishawna Peck. Kishawna is a Canadian creative who infuses her island roots of Jamaica into her art. She began writing and singing from a very young age and has rediscovered art as a …

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Anything Goes with Dr. Joy'El Ballard
Feb. 28, 2021

Anything Goes with Dr. Joy'El Ballard

Audra Russell speaks with Dr. Joy'El Ballard. Dr. Joy’El Ballard is a board-certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist who encourages women to take a proactive approach to their health. She is deeply passionate about educating and e...

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You Down with O.P.P.? with author Briana Cole
Feb. 23, 2021

You Down with O.P.P.? with author Briana Cole

Audra Russell chats with author Briana Cole. Briana Cole is an acclaimed author, motivational speaker, sex educator and actress. Her novels are known for exploring unconventional relationships and making readers question all ...

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The View with Author Untamed
Feb. 16, 2021

The View with Author Untamed

Audra Russell chats with author Untamed. Author and poet, Untamed brings about enlightenment and amusement through real-life, everyday stories with resonating characters. This Cum Laude graduate of UMUC attributes her passion...

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Heaux Chronicles with Tiff Bella
Feb. 16, 2021

Heaux Chronicles with Tiff Bella

Audra Russell welcomes author Tiff Bella back to Between the Reads. Tiff Bella is the content creator and founder of The Bella Bunch. She is also a storyteller and author of over a dozen novels. Her best-selling series, Outsi...

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Chocolate Friday with Edwina Martin-Arnold
Feb. 11, 2021

Chocolate Friday with Edwina Martin-Arnold

Audra Russell chats with author Edwina Martin-Arnold. Edwina Martin-Arnold is the author of several romance books. She is a hopeless romantic, and a true believer in happily ever after. However, Edwina knows that the path to ...

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Anything Goes: Literary Blackface
Feb. 2, 2021

Anything Goes: Literary Blackface

Audra Russell speaks on literary blackface in the publishing industry. Anything Goes is a new monthly segment of Between the Reads. Sometimes fun, sometimes serious, but always informative, these episodes will talk about issu...

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From the Bottom to the Top with Sharita Britten
Jan. 26, 2021

From the Bottom to the Top with Sharita Britten

Audra Russell chats with author Sharita Britten. SHARITA BRITTEN from Philadelphia Pennsylvania is the author of the urban novel, Bottom Black Beauty. She published her debut coming-of-age novel in October 2020 through her pu...

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